Meet the Board

Kenneth Freedman, LICSW | President

Since graduating from Boston College with an MSW in 1997, I have been practicing psychotherapy with families, couples and individuals. For the last 12 years, I have been working exclusively in private practice on the South Shore and Cape Cod.

In addition to working with the general scope of mental health issues, I have tailored my expertise to highlight men’s issues, clinical supervision, couples work and eating disorders. Prior to and during my studies at Boston College, I participated in extensive training through rotations on inpatient psychiatric hospitals and outpatient mental health clinics. In my last year at Boston College, I had the fortune to train as an intern at The Family Center in Somerville (now in Arlington) with supplemental training/consultation from Dr. Salvador Minuchin. This experience was instrumental in sparking my passion for psychotherapy guided by family systems theory. In 2000, I joined the Coalition as a general member. After speaking at a luncheon about men’s issues in January of 2005, I was invited to join the Board of Directors. Subsequently, I was elected to the office of President in November of that same year. It is an exquisite honor to hold the office of President.

Helene A. Lieb, Ed.D. | Vice President

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I have been a board member for over 18 years and served as the Vice President since 1996. My major board responsibility is planning and organizing the Coalition luncheons.

Ann E. Anderson, RN, MS, CS | Secretary

My specialty areas include couples issues, grief and loss, women’s issues, and infertility issues all from a Christian perspective. I do various volunteer speaking engagements in the community and churches. I have been on the SSCIT board since 1990.

Adam Riccio, LMHC

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I have been serving on The SSCIT Board of Directors since 2014. Prior to becoming a mental health clinician, I was a professional actor and singer, collaborating with a variety of interesting and talented individuals.

I graduated from Lesley University with a Master’s in Expressive Arts Therapy and Mental Health Counseling, interning at Whittier Street Health Center followed by Boston Children’s Hospital’s Inpatient Psychiatry Unit, where I worked for four years as an Expressive Arts Therapist and Group Program Coordinator. The majority of my training and interest lies in serving children, adolescents, young adults, and their families through life’s variety of trials and tribulations. I consider myself a life-long learner. I cherish those moments when I am moved by my colleagues and clients through stories of resilience, humility, and perseverance. I look forward to collaborating with and advocating for the members of this great community.

Ann Hagan Webb, Ed. D.

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Dr. Webb has been a member of the South Shore Coalition of Independent Therapists since its inception in 1985. She served as Secretary from 1985 to 1987, and as President from 1987 to 2002.

Dr. Webb has been in private practice at South Shore Counseling Center in Norwell (formerly in Hingham) since 1983, where she is Associate Director, and also maintains a private practice in Wellesley. Over the years her specialties have included children of divorce, adolescence, and most recently adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

Damon is an expert in treating eating disorders, technology addiction, and healthy technology use, women experiencing distress with child-rearing/child behavior difficulties, as well as relationship issues and caretaking stressors. Damon brings a unique perspective for working with people across the lifespan. All these experiences have inspired creative interventions, a cognitive-behavioral, “mind and body” approach to therapy, and attention to the numerous intervening life factors in healing.

In 2017 Damon founded her Marshfield based practice, FLIHH (Foundation for Learning and Inspiring Health and Healing). Her critically acclaimed “Power to Re-Connect” presentation is heavily sought after for parent events, as well as school and professional organizational training.

Damon’s expertise lies in the treatment of:

Technology addiction with a focus on developing and maintaining healthy relationships with technology

Eating disorder recovery

Developing behavioral intervention plans

Decreasing symptoms of anxiety and depression through cognitive, behavioral, and mind-body techniques

Visit FLIHH.com to learn more about Damon’s practice and therapeutic farm.

Liz Bailey, MA LICSW

Liz Bailey, LMHC, has been on the Board of Directors for SSCIT since August 2018. She is in private practice in Hingham, MA and specializes in women’s issues, wellness counseling, and pet loss and bereavement.

Prior to private practice, she served as a mental health counselor and wellness specialist at Berklee College of Music for 15 years, providing therapy and wellness workshops for students, as well as consultations to parents, staff, and faculty. Liz is a long-time meditation teacher and had been a yoga teacher for many years. She has also worked in community mental health and in the business world for several years, as well as having been a working artist and musician along the way.

What’s Holding Us Back? A discussion on bodies and movement therapy. Presented by Donna Newman-Bluestein

When we find ourselves stuck – in bad relationships, unsatisfying work, the therapeutic process – there is a corresponding stuck place in our bodies. In order to “move forward”, we need to move. But how? Paying attention to our moving bodies with an attitude of non-judgment provides us with clues as to how to move into the flow of our lives more harmoniously.

Location of this event will be announced by August 1, 2019. There will be CEUs offered for LICSW and LMHC. The admission fee of $35 covers lunch and CEU charges. Those attending who are not seeking CEU credits will be charged $30. Non-members are allowed to attend but we ask that everyone uses discretion (keeping discussions about confidential issues out of public).

Stephen Duclos, LMFT, LMHC, CRC, CST, Approved Supervisor will discuss current trends in sexuality and psychotherapy. CEU Credits will be offered to LMHC and LICSW. Admission cost of $35 includes lunch and CEUs. Those who wish to attend and not receive CEU credits will pay $30.

Eve Montague, MSM, MT-BC, is Director of Creative Arts Therapies Department at South Shore Conservatory (SSC). She received a degree in music education from the University of Western Ontario, music therapy equivalency from Western Michigan University, and Masters of Science in Management from Emmanuel College. Eve is a board certified music therapist, with over 33 years of experience working with all ages and abilities, across diverse settings and programs. She is a highly regarded speaker and trainer, with expertise in program development, clinical supervision, and access, accommodation, and inclusion. She is a regular instructor at Gordon College and guest lecturer at Berklee. She is Founder/Director of SSC Community Voices, SSC Memory Cafes, and the newest ensemble, Singing with Parkinson’s. Eve is a trained facilitator in the Remo healthRhythms® drum protocol as well as the Alzheimer’s Association Habilitation Training protocol. She serves as national co-chair of the Clinical Internship Committee for AMTA. She is Past President of New England Region – American Music Therapy Association and serves as an Assembly Delegate.

CEU credits will be available for LICSW & LMHC for this event. Fee for CEU credits will be $35. Those attending who don’t qualify or decline to accept CEU credits will be charged $30.